One Bitcoin miner is buying 20,000 16nm wafers from TSMC per month

Re:One Bitcoin miner is buying 20,000 16nm wafers from TSMC ... by cm2187 on Monday January 22, 2018 @05:22PM (#16208559)

How long do you think it takes them to amortize them?

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Re:One Bitcoin miner is buying 20,000 16nm wafers from TSMC ... by aphextron on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @04:57PM (#16226720)

>How long do you think it takes them to amortize them?

About 6 months at current prices with cheap electricity (<$0.10/kWh)

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Re:One Bitcoin miner is buying 20,000 16nm wafers from TSMC ... by 6nf on Monday January 22, 2018 @07:17PM (#16209552)

At current prices and difficulty probably on the order of 6-12 months.

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